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ToyotaT · 04-02-2006, 06:23 PM

Ive been hanging out in the forum for a while workin on my truck hoping it wouldn't be too crappy

. The base of the truck is an RBX chassis with a standard pede tranny. for links i used 108mm traxxas links and used some left over rod ends. For shocks i used traxxas big bores with losi orange springs and a losi blue in the rear left corner to try and stop retard twist. For electronics I have a novak XRS and for the motor a reedy MVP. Only servo i had on hand was the sucky futaba that comes with every futaba radio. For wheels i narrowed stock stampede fronts and slapped on some Imex Swamp Dawgs. Well I thinked i covered everything flame away.

*edit* deleted the crappy huge pics.

ToyotaT · 04-02-2006, 06:26 PM

well if my rig doesnt make me look dumb my picture skills sure do

ILoveRCRockCrawlin · 04-02-2006, 06:29 PM

Pretty nice rig. What are the stats?(ground clearance, wb, etc...)

ToyotaT · 04-02-2006, 06:39 PM

w.b. as at 11" and G.C. is around 3 3/4"

ILoveRCRockCrawlin · 04-02-2006, 06:40 PM

You should try and lower it to about 3". It will help out with your COG.

ToyotaT · 04-02-2006, 06:45 PM

yeah the truck sits high I plan on cutting the springs a bit

TerribleOne · 04-02-2006, 06:46 PM

First thing, move the batt to the front

Looks like a good start

ToyotaT · 04-02-2006, 06:51 PM

in the beginning i had a Proline razorback quad body on it and the battery sat on that top plate. I wanted to move the batt to the front but was lazy and didnt feel like moving all of my electronics theres the story behind that.

ToyotaT · 04-04-2006, 08:57 PM

I guess the truck got a well deserved update.
prior to the changes it had a high CG amd a stupid plate on the top of it that really was useless.

First thing I did was remove the plate seeing as it was nothing but excess weight. I moved the electronics to the chassis and moved the battery to the front just doing this made it much less top heavy. To fix my CG i cut the springs bringing my CG to 3". Is there any trick to keeping your cut springs on the shock? mine tend to spin up on the shock.

I also did a few minor things like moving the steering link on top of the knuckle and getting rid of the funny neon green link. The crappy rustler shell got hacked as well leaving just the cab. This body is just a temporary beater shell till I get to painting my new body.

I have a set of Gmade wideners on order and they should be here in the next week. Ialso have plans of picking up a lathe or at least a smaller pinion. (I just realized it was a 16t oops). hope im headin on the right track. :neutral:

flame away

freetimecrawler · 04-04-2006, 09:40 PM

Looks good to me, but what do I know, I'm a noobie.

Check out our MN crawlers thread in the get together section.
We're always looking for crawlers in Mn to join our now forming crawling club.

Troy

ToyotaT · 04-09-2006, 10:58 PM

Naming this thread as "my completed tlt" was a bad idea because i keep finding different setups and keep changing it around so its never going to be complete. This setup though feels alot stronger than my first my only problem is power which should be fixed when my lathe comes in. (dang backorder!) other than that it handles the rocks well but then again I wouldn't know the difference between crap and gold being the newbie I am.

heres some new pics with the new setup.

brendan h · 04-09-2006, 11:07 PM

good ider with the stiffer springs on one side. might have to try that one!

looking great 2

freetimecrawler · 04-10-2006, 12:21 AM

Is that tlt gonna be ready to rock at the April 29th GTG???

ToyotaT · 04-10-2006, 05:53 AM

im thinking ill be laying the smackdown on you slobs

(dont qoute me on that

)

ToyotaT · 04-10-2006, 09:05 PM

finally got my body painted and i think it turned out alright ( even if its a one color job) its a crowdpleazer2.0 for the Jato went with all black just to keep it simple i dont plan on it lasting very long.
enjoy.

04-02-2006, 06:23 PM	#1
ToyotaT Rock Stacker Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Northfield Posts: 60	My completed TLT updated 04/10/06 new pics Ive been hanging out in the forum for a while workin on my truck hoping it wouldn't be too crappy . The base of the truck is an RBX chassis with a standard pede tranny. for links i used 108mm traxxas links and used some left over rod ends. For shocks i used traxxas big bores with losi orange springs and a losi blue in the rear left corner to try and stop retard twist. For electronics I have a novak XRS and for the motor a reedy MVP. Only servo i had on hand was the sucky futaba that comes with every futaba radio. For wheels i narrowed stock stampede fronts and slapped on some Imex Swamp Dawgs. Well I thinked i covered everything flame away. edit deleted the crappy huge pics. Last edited by ToyotaT; 04-10-2006 at 09:06 PM.

04-02-2006, 06:51 PM	#8
ToyotaT Rock Stacker Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Northfield Posts: 60	in the beginning i had a Proline razorback quad body on it and the battery sat on that top plate. I wanted to move the batt to the front but was lazy and didnt feel like moving all of my electronics theres the story behind that. Last edited by ToyotaT; 04-02-2006 at 06:54 PM.

04-04-2006, 08:57 PM	#9
ToyotaT Rock Stacker Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Northfield Posts: 60	update 9:45 04/04/06 I guess the truck got a well deserved update. prior to the changes it had a high CG amd a stupid plate on the top of it that really was useless. First thing I did was remove the plate seeing as it was nothing but excess weight. I moved the electronics to the chassis and moved the battery to the front just doing this made it much less top heavy. To fix my CG i cut the springs bringing my CG to 3". Is there any trick to keeping your cut springs on the shock? mine tend to spin up on the shock. I also did a few minor things like moving the steering link on top of the knuckle and getting rid of the funny neon green link. The crappy rustler shell got hacked as well leaving just the cab. This body is just a temporary beater shell till I get to painting my new body. I have a set of Gmade wideners on order and they should be here in the next week. Ialso have plans of picking up a lathe or at least a smaller pinion. (I just realized it was a 16t oops). hope im headin on the right track. :neutral: flame away

04-09-2006, 10:58 PM	#11
ToyotaT Rock Stacker Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Northfield Posts: 60	Naming this thread as "my completed tlt" was a bad idea because i keep finding different setups and keep changing it around so its never going to be complete. This setup though feels alot stronger than my first my only problem is power which should be fixed when my lathe comes in. (dang backorder!) other than that it handles the rocks well but then again I wouldn't know the difference between crap and gold being the newbie I am. heres some new pics with the new setup. Last edited by ToyotaT; 04-09-2006 at 11:02 PM.

04-10-2006, 09:05 PM	#15
ToyotaT Rock Stacker Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Northfield Posts: 60	New lid finally got my body painted and i think it turned out alright ( even if its a one color job) its a crowdpleazer2.0 for the Jato went with all black just to keep it simple i dont plan on it lasting very long. enjoy.

04-02-2006, 06:26 PM	#2
ToyotaT Rock Stacker Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Northfield Posts: 60	well if my rig doesnt make me look dumb my picture skills sure do

04-02-2006, 06:29 PM	#3
ILoveRCRockCrawlin RCC Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Central NY Posts: 1,980	Pretty nice rig. What are the stats?(ground clearance, wb, etc...)

04-02-2006, 06:39 PM	#4
ToyotaT Rock Stacker Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Northfield Posts: 60	w.b. as at 11" and G.C. is around 3 3/4"

04-02-2006, 06:40 PM	#5
ILoveRCRockCrawlin RCC Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Central NY Posts: 1,980	You should try and lower it to about 3". It will help out with your COG.

04-02-2006, 06:45 PM	#6
ToyotaT Rock Stacker Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Northfield Posts: 60	yeah the truck sits high I plan on cutting the springs a bit

04-02-2006, 06:46 PM	#7
TerribleOne Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: OC, Oregon Posts: 803	First thing, move the batt to the front Looks like a good start

04-04-2006, 09:40 PM	#10
freetimecrawler Debunking old stereotypes Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 1st and Amistad Posts: 2,260	Looks good to me, but what do I know, I'm a noobie. Check out our MN crawlers thread in the get together section. We're always looking for crawlers in Mn to join our now forming crawling club. Troy

04-09-2006, 11:07 PM	#12
brendan h Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 373	good ider with the stiffer springs on one side. might have to try that one! looking great 2

04-10-2006, 12:21 AM	#13
freetimecrawler Debunking old stereotypes Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 1st and Amistad Posts: 2,260	Is that tlt gonna be ready to rock at the April 29th GTG???

04-10-2006, 05:53 AM	#14
ToyotaT Rock Stacker Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Northfield Posts: 60	im thinking ill be laying the smackdown on you slobs (dont qoute me on that )

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